ARTIST PROFILE:

CRISTY CANDLER

Cristy Candler

FAST FAVES RIGHT NOW:

City: NYC FOREVER ❤️

Smell: lavender oil, palo santo

Music: old Sade, Prince,  sleep music

Dessert: popsicles 

Podcast: Smartless, Tara Brach, Everything is Fine

Weather: 80 degrees

Souvenir: bird feathers

Item of Clothing: black blazer always

BODY OF WORK

  • SOUND WORK

    Individual & group sound baths for healing & optimizing your performance in all areas of life.

  • HEART BEAT FLOW

    Cristy’s signature method, Heart Beat Flow, is a dynamic one-hour hybrid yoga/dance class that marries the intentionality of yoga with the joy of dance and movement.

  • YOGA

    Cristy teaches private & group classes in & around the Santa Barbara & Santa Inez areas.

  • WALKS

    Cristy loves to lead hikes and walks through the beautiful landscape of Santa Barbara and locations nearby.

  • TALKS

    Cristy enjoys educating others about the benefits of movement and energy work, as well as supporting other practitioners in their growth.

CRISTY in this moment

How would you describe this moment in your life right now?

At the precipice of CHANGE; integrating loss and sorrow with the wisdom of experience and enjoying sharing that through teaching movement and sound while also deeply wanting more creative expression through the modalities I used to do  in my former life as a performing Broadway diva….how to weave the artist into every aspect….

What phase of life are you in, & how do you think your age affects your thoughts, your feelings, your decisions? 

I’m in my elder phase! (that’s what the young dancers call it!). My age and seasoned body understand subtle nuances and sensitivity beyond the visible where I am able to access an energetic current that helps me be acutely aware of feelings, impulses, intention and spirit. 

What’s the last thing you thought of before you went to bed last night? 

Relaxing my body head to toe (I listen to a guided meditation every night!

The first thing you thought of upon waking this morning? 

Cuddling with my dogs might be my version of Heaven.

What have you been working on / playing with / scheming this last week?

Discovering new music and making new playlists, dreaming about making a sound album, puttering with a little writing, fantasizing about a new home sanctuary for retreats, healing my body through stretching and rest.

If you were to use only three words to describe your current creations, what would they be? 

Playful, joyful, spiritual. 

What early experience or influence on you is still very much alive for you today in your way of living or in your work? 

Rearranging  all my furniture  gives me great joy and I used to do this as a kid.

What is something you’re trying to let go of right now, & how is that going? 

My attachment to my beloved dog in her physical form. The process is rocky!

What is something people would be surprised to learn about you? 

I performed at the United Nations and The Kennedy Center at age 12. 

CONNECT WITH CRISTY

917.922.7488

cristycan@gmail.com

www.ofsoundbody.com

IG @cristycandler